TOPICS S,SEASN -- Philippine Myths, Legends, Poetry and Epics

S,SEASN 120

79 DWINELLE

TTh 1230-2P

Units:
4

CCN:
83263

Instructor:
BARRIOS-LEBLANC, M

The course focuses on Philippine myths, legends, poetry and epics.This includes traditional narrative forms such as the alamat (legends) and the kuwentong-bayan (folktales) and poetic forms such as theambahan, diona, and tanaga. Among the questions the course explores are:How can we understand the way of life and belief systems of the ethnolinguistic groups of the Philippines through their literatures? How do the dynamics between orality and literacy come into play in these Filipino literary texts? How have traditional forms been revitalized and transformed by writersto articulate contemporary concerns such as poverty, land reform, women’s issues, and human rights?